Dayton, Tennessee - Basic Facts

The City of Dayton
had
a population of 7,701 as of July 1, 2017.
Dayton ranks in
the upper quartile for Population Density and Diversity Index
when compared to the other cities, towns and Census Designated Places (CDPs) in Tennessee. See peer rankings below.

The primary coordinate point for Dayton is located at latitude 35.4921 and longitude -85.0119 in Rhea County.
The formal boundaries for the City of Dayton (see map below) encompass a land area of 7.65 sq. miles and a water area of 0.23 sq. miles.
Rhea County is in the Eastern time zone (GMT -5). The elevation is 696 feet.

The City of Dayton (GNIS ID: 2404196) has a C1 Census Class Code which indicates an active incorporated place that does not serve as a county subdivision equivalent. It also has a Functional Status Code of "A" which identifies an active government providing primary general-purpose functions.

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HOUSING

HOUSEHOLDS

Total Households

2,819

Average Household Size

2.55

Family Households

1,861

Average Family Size

3

NOTES

If the ratio of the TDP to Total Population is greater than 1, the location gains population during the day when commuting workers are present. If the ratio is less than 1, the location is more of a bedroom community where people commute to another place for work.

Population Density = Total Population per square mile.

The Diversity Index is a scale of 0 to 100 that represents the likelihood that two persons, chosen at random from the same area, belong to different race or ethnic groups. If an area's entire population belongs to one race AND one ethnic group, then the area has zero diversity. An area's diversity index increases to 100 when the population is evenly divided into two or more race/ethnic groups.

GROWTH RATE / YEAR

2010-2017

2017-2022

Population

0.95%

0.77%

Households

0.99%

0.8%

Families

1.17%

0.7%

Median Household Income

1.01%

Per Capita Income

2.63%

Dayton, TN - Peer Comparisons by Rank and Percentile

The table below compares Dayton to the other 427 incorporated cities, towns and CDPs in Tennessee by rank and percentile using July 1, 2017 data. The location Ranked # 1 has the highest value. A location that ranks higher than 75% of its peers would be in the 75th percentile of the peer group.